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Bitcoin Miners Are Winning the AI Data Center Arms Race -- Here Is Who Benefits

Public Bitcoin miners signed over $65 billion in AI and HPC contracts in 2025. The capital is real, the conversions are happening, and the implications for Bitcoin's security model are more complex than they appear.

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Ian Gross
Editor, The Big Coin Report
April 23, 2026
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Ian Gross
Editor, The Big Coin Report

Ian Gross has spent over a decade covering digital asset markets, institutional adoption, and crypto regulation. He leads editorial standards at The Big Coin Report, overseeing all coverage across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and the broader regulatory landscape. His work focuses on translating complex on-chain data and policy developments into clear, actionable intelligence for investors at every level.